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Submitting ATF Form 1 to Make or Assemble Your Own NFA Item is Easy and Fast

March 5, 2025April 18, 2023 by Jeremy S.

Whether you’re turning an existing pistol or rifle into a short barreled rifle (SBR), sawing off the barrel on your shotgun to create an SBS, or making your own silencer, you’ll need to first file and receive approval on the ATF Form 1 and pay your $200 tax. If you’re inclined to turn a braced … Read more

ATF Just FedEx’d Warning Letters to Thousands of Silencer Part Consumers

March 6, 2025December 29, 2021 by Jeremy S.

About a year ago, Diversified Machine, manufacturer of Form 1 suppressor components, was raided and shut down by ATF and even their website was seized. They were one of a handful of solvent trap and Form 1 suppressor parts companies that suffered the same fate. Some, like Hawk Innovative Tech, were raided, shut down, and … Read more

National Firearms Act For Beginners: Using Form 1 to Manufacture an NFA Item

March 6, 2025March 1, 2021 by Jeremy S.

When an individual or a trust/corporation (read about the Silencer Shop Single Shot Trust HERE) purchases an existing NFA-regulated “firearm” (silencer, short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, “any other weapon,” destructive device, or machine gun), the application for transfer is done via ATF Form 4. When an individual or a trust/corporation wants to create an NFA item, whether … Read more

Turning a JK Armament Modular Solvent Trap Into a Suppressor

March 6, 2025February 9, 2021 by Jeremy S.

Solvent traps are designed to catch cleaning fluids and patches that come out the business end of your barrel…if you’re one of those weird people who actually cleans his or her firearms. While that rarely describes me, I got my hands on two of JK Armament’s JK 155 MST kits from Silencer Shop and … Read more

New From JK Armament: Modular Solvent Trap Kits — Silencers in Weeks, Not Months

March 6, 2025February 7, 2021 by Jeremy S.

Before building your own NFA item, you have to file an ATF Form 1. That involves the same $200 tax and registration process as the Form 4 that’s filed when purchasing an NFA item from a dealer, but the approval times are significantly faster. In fact, for quite a while now eFiled Form 1s have … Read more

Gear Review: $39 ‘Fule Filter’ Form 1 Silencer Build [VIDEO]

March 6, 2025February 2, 2021 by Jeremy S.

With an e-filed ATF Form 1 (the application to manufacture your own NFA item) taking only three to five weeks (ish) for approval these days, as compared to about nine months for a Form 4 (transfer of an existing NFA item), interest in building your own silencer has increased dramatically. But what if you don’t … Read more

Just Arrived: CZ Scorpion Evo 3 S1… Plus a Glimpse Inside

February 1, 2015 by Jeremy S.

Ahhh yeah. I do love me some pistol-caliber carbines, and a civvie version of a legit SMG is always good for some smiles. On Friday I picked up a CZ Scorpion Evo 3 S1 pistol. It won’t be a pistol for long, though, as I’ve already e-filed my Form 1 to turn it into an SBR. Field stripping video plus lots of photos and notes — that bolt is really something! — follow. . .

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